LINDE PLC vs NUTRIEN LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LIN and NTR diverge most: on debt / equity, LIN reads 0.66 and NTR reads 0.00; on p/s, LIN reads 7.13 and NTR reads 1.18. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LIN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NTR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LIN | NTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $529.65 | $65.42 |
| Market cap | $247.0B | $31.8B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.3% | — |
| P/E | 35.1 | 14.0 |
| P/B | 6.16 | 1.25 |
| P/S | 7.13 | 1.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.8 | 5.1 |
| Revenue growth | +5.0% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | 27.8% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 20.4% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 8.2% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.66 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.83 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.95 | 1.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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